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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Yoshihiro Ikushima, Okazaki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle drive apparatus includes a connection/disconnection sleeve wherein a lubricating pipe is provided above the connection/disconnection sleeve and has a discharge port through which a lubricating oil is discharged, the drive gear is relatively rotatably supported by the input shaft via a bearing portion provided on the drive gear, and the connection/disconnection sleeve includes a first guide portion guiding the lubricating oil discharged from the discharge port of the lubricating pipe to a tooth surface of the drive gear when the connection/disconnection sleeve is in a first position so as to connect the drive gear and the input shaft; and a second guide portion guiding the lubricating oil discharged from the discharge port of the lubricating pipe to the bearing portion when the connection/disconnection sleeve is in a second position so as to disconnect the drive gear and the input shaft.